Yeast don’t have much of a social life; they’re single-celled fungi, after all. But yeast are, indeed, social. Social interaction among humans might center around protein shakes and discussion of ...

Without yeast, there is no beer. But, beyond that, yeast has the potential to transform the world of beer, giving it more complex flavor profiles and unique regional differences. So say Rob Green and ...

In beer brewing, fermentation is crucial. This is when yeast converts the sugars that are found in processed, malted barley into alcohol. Scientists have now determined that white noise can actually ...

Scientists in Belgium—that celebrated bastion of ancient beer culture—are harnessing genetic breakthroughs and machine ...

On the third floor of a back building on Verily’s South San Francisco campus, 10 white machines emit a low-pitched hum. Atop each one sits a plastic container so jammed with tubes and sensors it looks ...

An imagined conversation between two yeast cells appears in Kurt Vonnegut's 1973 novel Breakfast of Champions. "They were discussing the possible purposes of life," Vonnegut writes. If that's not ...